Changes: Blast Shield

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Blast Shields^[1], also known as Locked Doors^[2] and Shield Doors^[3], are shields or locks placed over doors throughout the Metroid Prime Trilogy.

Indestructible Blast Shields

These are completely invulnerable to any weapons fire. They are commonly used to contain enemies or other threats, and do not open until the threat is removed or when another task has been completed. Sometimes, a Door can become permanently shut with a Blast Shield, forcing Samus Aran to find an alternate route.

They are replaced by Sealed Doors in Metroid Prime Hunters, though an object named Blast Shield appears in the Combat Hall room. Their counterpart in 2D Metroid games is the Metal Door, although doors visibly lock during boss battles in Metroid: Samus Returns.

In Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, a locked door can be removed if opened from its opposite side.

Samus Aran's Gunship also has a Blast Shield in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, which is activated from the inside. If Samus activates it, a Blast Shield locks around the ship's windshield, protecting it.

In the same game, numerous doors in the Pirate Homeworld (such as in the Command Courtyard) seem to be permanently locked and act similarly to a Blast Shield, blocking off access to areas that only Space Pirates seemingly have access to. This may be the Space Pirate version of a Blast Shield, like those found on other planets in Corruption.

In rooms near the Breeding Room in Sector 1 / Biosphere on the BOTTLE SHIP and the main room of the Bioweapon Research Center, there are doors with dull lock colors, that Samus cannot open (although those near the Breeding Room are compromised after MB's death, and MB opens the one in the Center for Samus to access in a cutscene only).

Destructible Blast Shields

The term "Blast Shield" is also used to refer to other door locks in the Trilogy. These types are made of more fragile materials and so can be removed, unlike the normal Blast Shields. The Blast Shields are color-coded according to the specific concussive weapons used to destroy them. Once the shield is removed, the door within is accessible.

In the main Trilogy, these Blast Shields can be found in such colors as Red, Green, Yellow, White, and Purple. Red, Green, and Yellow Blast Shields correspond directly to doors seen in the 2D Metroid games.

In Echoes, primarily due to design, if a door is covered with a colored hatch (mostly on both sides), opening said door will also remove the hatch on its opposite side (if any).

Hunters features its own set of Blast Shields, which correspond to each of the Affinity Weapons. These Blast Shields are Red, Green, Yellow, Purple, Brown, and Orange. Brown Blast Shields in Hunters are functionally identical to the Red Blast Shields in Corruption.

Official data

Logbook entries

Locked Door

Metroid Prime

Logbook entry

Lock system engaged. Secure area to unlock door.

Blast Shield

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Temporary scan

Blast Shield lock engaged.
It is invulnerable to even the heaviest of weapon fire.

Logbook entry

Blast Shields are invulnerable to all types of weapon fire. Some are engaged when hostiles are detected and will only open once the threat has been eliminated. Others will sometimes remain shut and force you to find an alternative route.

Scans

Echoes: "Door system access denied. Unable to bypass security codes. Seek an alternate exit."
Hunters: "Used for projectile weapons training."

Trivia

In the Metroid Prime Trilogy edition of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Locked Doors will turn White upon locking, as if they were Light Beam Doors.

Gallery

References

Doors
All
Blue Door
Metroid Prime
Red Door • Purple Door • White Door
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
White hatch • Purple hatch • Striped door
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Green Door • Orange Door • Grapple Voltage Door
Metroid Fusion (Level Hatches)
Gray Hatch • Blue Hatch • Green Hatch • Yellow Hatch • Red Hatch
Metroid Dread
Central Unit Door • E.M.M.I. Valve • E.M.M.I. Zone Door • Grapple Beam Door • Hyper Beam Door Plasma Beam Cover • Sensor-Lock Door • Thermal Door • Thermal Trapdoor • Wave Beam Cover • Wide Beam Cover
Blast Shields
General
Red Hatch • Green Hatch • Yellow Hatch • Charge Door
Metroid Prime Trilogy
White Blast Shield • Multi-Lock Blast Shield • Mounted Blast Shield
Metroid Prime Hunters
Red Blast Shield • Green Blast Shield • Yellow Blast Shield • Purple Blast Shield • Orange Blast Shield • Brown Blast Shield • Force Field
Miscellaneous Doors
Aurora Unit access doors • Bay doors • Blast Door • Cargo-bay doors • Containment doors Door lock system • Echo Gate • Empty door • Leviathan Door • Light barrier • Mechanical hatch Metal Door • Morph Ball Door • Pressure pad • Phaaze Door • Powerless door Retractable doors • Sealed Door • Security bioscan lock • Shield Gate • Shutter • Special Hatch Stronghold Door • Translator Door • Telekinetic barrier • Vault Door • Ventilation cap • Safety capsule
Hatch-Blocking Enemies
EyeballBlocker • Gadora • Geron • Gigadora • Gobbler • Gryncore • Ing Webtrap Missile Blocker • Sabotoru • Tangle Vine Fruit • Taramarga • Webling

Features of Samus's Gunship
Personal	Adam's helmet • Chozo biotech computer • Chozo language • Data records • Logbook • Mii Bobblehead • Samus Screen • Ship Bumper Stickers • In the Cockpit • Music player
Armaments	Plasma Beam • Power Beam • Ship Grapple Beam • Ship Missile Launcher • Gunship Multiball • Bunker-Busting Annihilator • Gunship
Mission features	Auto-repair function • Biohazard scanner • Blast Shield • Bombing Run • Command Visor • Commander Adam Malkovich • Cryostasis • Escape Pod Heads-Up Display • Helm controls • Landing Gear Legs • Microfactories Missile Station • Recharge Station • Save Station • Tetra Galaxy Scan Screen • Transmission console • B-Unit
Cargo	Theronian Bomb (1st piece • 2nd piece • 3rd piece) • Colossal War Golem
Passengers	Baby • Anthony Higgs • Dr. Madeline Bergman • Commander Adam Malkovich (computerized) • Dachoras • Etecoons

Research
Metroid Prime	Small Energy • Large Energy • Ultra Energy • Small Missile Ammo • Medium Missile Ammo Large Missile Ammo • Power Bomb Ammo • Save Station • Map Station • Missile Station Morph Ball Slot • Spinner • Spider Ball Track • Grapple Point • Gunship Missile Door Lock • Locked Door • Stalactite • Zebes • Tallon IV
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes	Aether Studies - Aether: Aether • Dark Portal • Energy Controller • U-Mos Aether Studies - Dark Aether: Dark Aether • Light Portal • Phazon Biology - Plantforms: Agon Bearerpod • Bloatsac • Blueroot Tree • Torvus Bearerpod • Torvus Hanging Pod • Sandgrass Biology - Cocoons: Metroid Cocoon • Splinter Cocoon • War Wasp Hive Biology - Darklings: Dormant Ingclaw • Ingclaw • Ing Webtrap • Webling Biology - Ing Storage: Bladepod • Flying Ing Cache • Ingsphere Cache • Ingworm Cache Luminoth Technology - Light Beacons: Light Beacon • Energized Beacon • Nullified Beacon • Super Beacon Luminoth Technology - Light Crystals: Light Crystal • Energized Crystal • Nullified Crystal • Super Crystal Luminoth Technology - Lift Crystals: Dark Lift Crystal • Liftvine Crystal • Light Lift Crystal Luminoth Technology - Utility Crystals: Dark Sentinel Crystal • Sentinel Crystal Mechanisms - GF Security: GF Bridge • GF Gate Mk VI • GF Gate Mk VII Mechanisms - Vehicles: GFS Tyr • Pirate Skiff • Samus's Gunship Mechanisms - Systems: Kinetic Orb Cannon • Wall Jump Surface
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption	Acid Rain • Black Phazon Crystal • Bryyo Blue Door • Bryyo Orange Door • Energy Cell • Fuel Gel Galactic Federation Blue Door • Galactic Federation Crate • Galactic Federation Green Door • Galactic Federation Orange Door • Grab Ledge Half-pipe • Heavy Galactic Federation Crate • Heavy Phazon Canister • Heavy SkyTown Storage Unit • Hunter-Class Gunship • Kashh Plant • Landing Beacon Large Bryyo Coffer • Large Space Pirate Crate • Leviathan Door • Mature Kashh Plant • Mounted Blast Shield • Multi-Lock Blast Shield Phaaze Door • Phazon Fungus • Ship Grapple Point • SkyTown Blue Door • SkyTown Orange Door • SkyTown Storage Unit Bryyo Coffer • Space Pirate Blue Door • Space Pirate Crate • Space Pirate Green Door • Space Pirate Orange Door • White Blast Shield Zipline Cable

[1] Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

[2] Metroid Prime

[3] Metroid Prime: Federation Force

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+[[File:Chozo Ruins Screenshot (84).png|thumb|A [[Tallon IV]] Locked Door]]
-'''Blast Shields''' are shields or locks placed over doors. They appear throughout the [[Metroid Series|''Metroid'' Series]]. They are completley invulnerable to any weapons fire. They are commonly used to contain enemy or other threats and do not open until the threat is removed, and sometimes are permanently shut. They are also known as ''Sealed Doors''.
+'''Blast Shields'''<ref>''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''</ref>, also known as '''Locked Doors'''<ref>''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''</ref> and '''Shield Doors'''<ref>''[[Metroid Prime: Federation Force]]''</ref>, are shields or locks placed over doors throughout the ''[[Metroid Prime Trilogy]]''.
+==Indestructible Blast Shields==
-Other kinds of Blast Shield also appear in the ''[[Prime Trilogy]]''. These types are made of more fragile material and so can be removed, unlike the normal Blast Shields. The [[Red Blast Shield]] is can be destroyed by [[Missiles]]. [[Green Blast Shield]]s can be destroyed by [[Super Missiles]], [[Power Bombs]] can destroy [[Yellow Blast Shield]]s and [[Ice Missile]]s can remove [[White Blast Shield]]s.
+These are completely invulnerable to any weapons fire. They are commonly used to contain enemies or other threats, and do not open until the threat is removed or when another task has been completed. Sometimes, a [[Door]] can become permanently shut with a Blast Shield, forcing [[Samus Aran]] to find an alternate route.
+They are replaced by [[Sealed Door]]s in ''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]'', though an [[object]] named Blast Shield appears in the [[Combat Hall]] room. Their counterpart in 2D ''Metroid'' games is the [[Metal Door]], although doors visibly lock during boss battles in ''[[Metroid: Samus Returns]]''.
-[[Samus Aran]]'s [[Gunship]] also has a Blast Shield in ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'', which is activated from the inside:
-"Blast Shield switch will engage a protective layer of armor around the cockpit."
+In ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes|Metroid Prime 2:&nbsp;Echoes]]'', a locked door can be removed if opened from its opposite side.
+Samus Aran's [[Gunship]] also has a Blast Shield in ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'', which is activated from the inside. If Samus activates it, a Blast Shield locks around the ship's windshield, protecting it.
+In the same game, numerous doors in the [[Pirate Homeworld]] (such as in the [[Command Courtyard]]) seem to be permanently locked and act similarly to a Blast Shield, blocking off access to areas that only [[Space Pirate]]s seemingly have access to. This may be the Space Pirate version of a Blast Shield, like those found on other planets in ''Corruption''.
+In rooms near the [[Breeding Room]] in [[Sector 1 / Biosphere]] on the [[BOTTLE SHIP]] and the main room of the [[Bioweapon Research Center]], there are doors with dull lock colors, that Samus cannot open (although those near the Breeding Room are compromised after [[MB]]'s death, and MB opens the one in the Center for Samus to access in a cutscene only).
+==Destructible Blast Shields==
+The term "Blast Shield" is also used to refer to other door locks in the ''Trilogy''. These types are made of more fragile materials and so can be removed, unlike the normal Blast Shields. The Blast Shields are color-coded according to the specific concussive weapons used to destroy them. Once the shield is removed, the door within is accessible.
+In the main ''Trilogy'', these Blast Shields can be found in such colors as [[Red Hatch|Red]], [[Green Hatch|Green]], [[Yellow Hatch|Yellow]], [[White Blast Shield|White]], and [[Multi-Lock Blast Shield|Purple]]. Red, Green, and Yellow Blast Shields correspond directly to doors seen in the 2D ''Metroid'' games.
+In ''[[Echoes]]'', primarily due to design, if a door is covered with a colored hatch (mostly on both sides), opening said door will also remove the hatch on its opposite side (if any).
+''Hunters'' features its own set of Blast Shields, which correspond to each of the [[Affinity Weapon]]s. These Blast Shields are [[Red Blast Shield (Metroid Prime Hunters)|Red]], [[Green Blast Shield|Green]], [[Yellow Blast Shield|Yellow]], [[Purple Blast Shield|Purple]], [[Brown Blast Shield|Brown]], and [[Orange Blast Shield|Orange]]. Brown Blast Shields in ''Hunters'' are functionally identical to the Red Blast Shields in ''Corruption''.
+==Official data==
+===Logbook entries===
+{{Logbook
+|placement     = top
+|game          = mp1
+|leftimg       = [[File:Locked_Door_scanpic.png]]
+|title         = Locked Door
+|text          = Lock system engaged. Secure area to unlock door.
+}}
+{{Logbook
+|placement     = bottom
+|game          = mp3
+|title         = Blast Shield
+|leftimg       = blank
+|temp          = Blast Shield lock engaged.<br />It is invulnerable to even the heaviest of weapon fire.
+|text          = Blast Shields are invulnerable to all types of weapon fire. Some are engaged when hostiles are detected and will only open once the threat has been eliminated. Others will sometimes remain shut and force you to find an alternative route.
+}}
+===Scans===
+;Echoes
+:''"Door system access denied. Unable to bypass security codes. Seek an alternate exit."''
+;Hunters
+:''"Used for projectile weapons training."''
+==Trivia==
+*In the ''Metroid Prime Trilogy'' edition of ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'', Locked Doors will turn White upon locking, as if they were [[White hatch|Light Beam Doors]].
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 Image:Sealed_Door.jpg|A Sealed Door on [[Tallon IV]].
+Blast_Shield_scan_image_Dolphin_HD.jpg|Samus [[scan]]s a locked door in [[Energy Core]].
-Image:Sealed_Door_Echoes.jpg|A Sealed [[Aether]]ian door.
-Image:Sealed_Door_Corruption.jpg|A Sealed [[Bryyo]]nian Door.
+Image:Sealed_Door_Echoes.jpg|An [[Aether]]ian Locked Door.
-File:Sealed_GF_Door.png|A Sealed [[Galactic Federation]] Door.
+Locked_Door_Hive.png|An [[Aether]]ian Locked Door
+Sealed GF Door.png|A [[Galactic Federation]] Blast Shield
+Image:Sealed_Door_Corruption.jpg|A [[Bryyo]]nian Blast Shield
+File:Locked door.png|A [[SkyTown]] Blast Shield
+File:Shield Door.png|A Shield Door in ''[[Metroid Prime: Federation Force]]''.
+File:Metroid Door.png|A door lock in ''[[Metroid: Samus Returns]]'' when [[Metroid (species)|Metroid]]s emerge.
 </gallery>
-==Logbook entry==
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-'''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]:''' "Blast Shields are invulnerable to all types of weapon fire. Some are engaged when hostiles are detected and will only open once the threat has been eliminated. Others will sometimes remain shut and force you to find an alternative route."
+{{Doors}}
+{{Gunship Features}}
+{{Research}}
+[[es:Escudos]]
 [[Category:Blast Shields]]
 [[Category:Zebes]]
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 [[Category:Pirate Homeworld]]
 [[Category:GFS Valhalla]]
+[[Category:Research]]
+[[Category:Metroid Prime Hunters Objects]]